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Unless it's a major road, most roads won't have a sidewalk.
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Any absolutely great places people in here stayed at in Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka/Hiroshima?
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Mar 21, 2016 20:20
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Can I pay one of you nerds to buy me a NTSC-J 3ds bundle and some detective conan/taiko no tatsujin/lupin the third games without paying as much as i would through play-asia/the internet? basically you would be a long term import person so i'd prefer it if you lived there
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Mar 21, 2016 21:02
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A ILL BREAKFAST posted:Can I pay one of you nerds to buy me a NTSC-J 3ds bundle and some detective conan/taiko no tatsujin/lupin the third games without paying as much as i would through play-asia/the internet? basically you would be a long term import person so i'd prefer it if you lived there no
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Mar 21, 2016 21:32
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well it's not like i'm trying to open a business, i just wanna see if i can get a better deal here and hook up a goon with a bit of spending cash in one of the most expensive countries. also your gay.
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Mar 21, 2016 21:43
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Mar 21, 2016 22:24
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Mar 21, 2016 22:55
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Tea.EarlGrey.Hot. posted:Great Stuff Thanks! So regarding Kyoto - would you guys recommend doing one of the guided bike tours or just getting bikes ourselves and seeing the sites/traversing Kyoto? We're thinking of using half a day for the tour.
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Mar 21, 2016 23:23
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VelociBacon posted:Any absolutely great places people in here stayed at in Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka/Hiroshima? Kyoto: I wanted to stay at JAM sake bar & hostel but no kids allowed. We stayed at Rakuza instead. Hiroshima: Flex for chill, Hana Hostel for baseball. Osaka: I always stayed at Chuo business hotel which is ugly and in a drab neighborhood but is v convenient for subway and airport express access. Tokyo idk I am inaka bumpkin
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Mar 22, 2016 00:26
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The peninsula hotel Tokyo. Yep
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Mar 22, 2016 00:56
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A ILL BREAKFAST posted:Can I pay one of you nerds to buy me a NTSC-J 3ds bundle and some detective conan/taiko no tatsujin/lupin the third games without paying as much as i would through play-asia/the internet? basically you would be a long term import person so i'd prefer it if you lived there Sure, why not.
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Mar 22, 2016 01:46
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Qwazes posted:Is it illegal to ride on the road with a bike in Japan? Quite the opposite. Last I heard, it's 'illegal' to ride on the sidewalk unless you are carrying a child or are a child yourself. Absolutely everyone ignores that 'rule' as and when they feel like it though, so it's 24/7 chaos. EDIT: Actually, looking into it, it's against the rules to ride on the sidewalk unless: 1.) There are signs/markings (e.g. a bike path) specifically indicating that you can. 2.) You are a child, have a child passenger, are over 70 years old or have certain types of physical impairment. 3.) The condition of road/traffic makes it difficult to safely ride on the road (e.g. if roadworks, parked cars, etc. are blocking the left-hand side of the road). Source: http://www.mlit.go.jp/road/ir/ir-council/bicycle_environ/4pdf/2.pdf DiscoJ fucked around with this message at 09:01 on Mar 22, 2016 |
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Mar 22, 2016 04:49
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I have yet to see a cop riding on the road instead of the sidewalk in Tokyo, so yeah.
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Mar 22, 2016 05:11
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Both are wrong, both are correct. Do whatever is most logical/other people are doing. If a sidewalk is hella crowded and the road is full of parked cars and buses, walking the bike down the sidewalk is an acceptable compromise.
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Mar 22, 2016 07:05
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Just cycle on the left side of the road and stare down anyone dumb enough to come from the other direction.
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Mar 22, 2016 07:32
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Anyone got their licence converted here? Just wanna know how involved the interview is. I've heard mixed things; either it's pretty hardcore or fairly breezy. Don't need to take the tests because I come from a non poo poo country.
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Mar 22, 2016 09:19
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Shibawanko posted:Just cycle on the left side of the road and stare down anyone dumb enough to come from the other direction. Most roads are too narrow to accommodate bikers and cars, it's stressful and dangerous for both parties involved. Roads that are big enough to accommodate bikers are guaranteed to have cars parked on the side of the road, forcing people to dangerously weave in and out of traffic. Bike lanes, when they do exist, are useless because they're just scattered at random and disappear after a few blocks, and are usually too narrow to use safely. Oh, and people just walk in the lanes anyway since it's just a painted part of the sidewalk, usually a part that also runs through bus stops, electricity poles, and trees.. It's a miracle that the cycling culture survives in spite of how bike-unfriendly Tokyo is and that there aren't more fatalities. Unfortunately, most of the PSAs and news reports are directed at cyclists and how dangerous they are. If they really wanted to make a difference, they'd make the PSAs tell people to not walk in the bike lanes and their "safety week" campaigns would focus on stopping and educating people walking in the lanes and aggressively ticketing cars who are parked on the side of the roads. Or, just invest in some actual cycling infrastructure.
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Mar 22, 2016 12:01
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Original_Z posted:Most roads are too narrow to accommodate bikers and cars, it's stressful and dangerous for both parties involved. Roads that are big enough to accommodate bikers are guaranteed to have cars parked on the side of the road, forcing people to dangerously weave in and out of traffic. I know all of that is true, but there's also a bad habit of just riding on the wrong side. At some point I got tired of moving out of the way of old ladies driving on the right.
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Mar 22, 2016 12:56
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Knuc U Kinte posted:Anyone got their licence converted here? Just wanna know how involved the interview is. I've heard mixed things; either it's pretty hardcore or fairly breezy. Don't need to take the tests because I come from a non poo poo country. Everything I've heard and seen is that you auto fail twice and then magically pass the third time.
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Mar 22, 2016 13:53
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Phone posted:Everything I've heard and seen is that you auto fail twice and then magically pass the third time. That's good to know but I'm not taking any tests.
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Mar 22, 2016 14:24
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Kyoto nighttime shrine exploring was super cool and only a little spooky so thanks for that recommendation.
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Mar 23, 2016 01:52
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Knuc U Kinte posted:Anyone got their licence converted here? Just wanna know how involved the interview is. I've heard mixed things; either it's pretty hardcore or fairly breezy. Don't need to take the tests because I come from a non poo poo country. No idea what interview you're talking about - I converted my license in the last 6 months and it was just: bring paperwork and get told I don't have enough. Bring more paperwork and get told again I don't have enough. Bring all the paperworks, then get my eyes checked and the license printed.
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Mar 23, 2016 02:13
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prompt posted:No idea what interview you're talking about - I converted my license in the last 6 months and it was just: bring paperwork and get told I don't have enough. Bring more paperwork and get told again I don't have enough. Bring all the paperworks, then get my eyes checked and the license printed. Ok so you're the other side of the coin. I've heard what you're telling me from some people and others have said they grill you on your driving history. What was the paperwork you missed? I'm sure I've got everything I need...
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Mar 23, 2016 03:54
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Knuc U Kinte posted:Ok so you're the other side of the coin. I've heard what you're telling me from some people and others have said they grill you on your driving history. What was the paperwork you missed? I'm sure I've got everything I need... Make sure you can prove you lived in the country your license was issued for three months after the date you can prove you got your license. Renewed recently? Make sure you lived three months in wherever after the renewal date, have your previous license, or have some official record of your license status from the government. Being able to prove you've had it for over a year means you won't start out as a "beginner driver" and have to slap that dumb leaf on the front and back of your car.
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Mar 23, 2016 05:25
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Knuc U Kinte posted:Ok so you're the other side of the coin. I've heard what you're telling me from some people and others have said they grill you on your driving history. What was the paperwork you missed? I'm sure I've got everything I need... What the other guy said - proof that I had driven for at least 3 months in the country that issued my license. Canada doesn't stamp entry and exit for citizens, so they couldn't see from my passport that I had spent that time in Canada. Brought them a scan of my diploma and that worked.
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Mar 23, 2016 06:07
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Hmm...thanks. Any idea on the wait time? When you get there? Something tells me I'll be sitting here a while.
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Mar 23, 2016 06:38
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VelociBacon posted:Any absolutely great places people in here stayed at in Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka/Hiroshima?
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Mar 23, 2016 08:45
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Ok I was missing paperwork...something called a juminhyo. I just assumed that my licence, zairyu card and passport all saying I'm from New Zealand would be enough but I guess Japan. 
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Mar 23, 2016 08:49
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Knuc U Kinte posted:Ok I was missing paperwork...something called a juminhyo. I just assumed that my licence, zairyu card and passport all saying I'm from New Zealand would be enough but I guess Japan. Yeah. You can get that from city hall. I think that's basically a certificate of residence.
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Mar 23, 2016 10:15
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Already got. Just waiting on tomorrow.
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Mar 23, 2016 13:33
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The new Hokkaido Shinkansen (Shin Aomori station to Shin Hakodate station) debuts on this Saturday March 26th and I was wondering if there is going to be an event at one of the train stations for the new opening line? I always see on the news a lot of densha otaku hanging out on the platform during events like that. I'm sure there will be one for this opening but I tried looking online but there were no results in English.
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Mar 23, 2016 19:59
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See you goons next week! So excited
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Mar 23, 2016 20:53
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Busy Bee posted:The new Hokkaido Shinkansen (Shin Aomori station to Shin Hakodate station) debuts on this Saturday March 26th and I was wondering if there is going to be an event at one of the train stations for the new opening line? I always see on the news a lot of densha otaku hanging out on the platform during events like that. I'm sure there will be one for this opening but I tried looking online but there were no results in English. Just shoot for the first train leaving from Shin Aomori on that day. That station will be a zoo so you should get your fill on way or another. http://hokkaido-shinkansen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/timetable.pdf Looks like the first train leaves at 6:28AM. Good luck!
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Mar 23, 2016 21:00
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caberham posted:See you goons next week! So excited Can I go?
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Mar 23, 2016 22:44
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caberham posted:See you goons next week! So excited #wow #whoa I leave tomorrow Fuckkkkkkkk
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Mar 23, 2016 23:53
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Phone posted:#wow #whoa No goon Kura viewing party? No goon meet all you can eat? No goon activities? NOOOOOOOOOOO sometimes I think I'm kind of a broken man but it's nice to meet locals and get the lowdown
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Mar 24, 2016 01:50
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Nah, I'm going on vacation until April 5th tomorrow from America. I'm down for meeting up if we're in the same area.
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Mar 24, 2016 01:57
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Goon sakura viewing sounds like it'd be fun. Probably.
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zmcnulty posted:Just shoot for the first train leaving from Shin Aomori on that day. That station will be a zoo so you should get your fill on way or another. It seems like that ad is for the Hakodate station? I wonder if I get there before the 6:28 am train there will be an event of some sort?
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Whoops, you're correct, it's Hakodate not Shin Aomori. Yes if you can get there before 6:28 and get yourself a 入場券 then you should be able to see the first train depart, along with all the other densha otakus zmcnulty fucked around with this message at 01:23 on Mar 25, 2016 |
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